Freetown, Sierra Leone: Volunteering is a life changing experience for most people. For UN Volunteer Martin Boben of Slovenia, he spiced it up with some Sierra Leonean "groove". Read

Bonn, Germany: As the United Nations commemorates the third International Day of UN Peacekeepers on 29 May, paying tribute to those who serve in peacekeeping operations, United Nations Volunteers (UNV) are also being honoured for their dedication and courage in helping improve the lives of millions of people in war-torn and post-conflict countries across the globe. Read

Freetown, Sierra Leone: The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Sierra Leone, Ambassador Oluyemi Adeniji, and his deputy for Governance and Stabilization in his capacity as the UNDP Resident Representative, Mr. Alan Doss, yesterday signed a joint pilot initiative launched by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL), the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme in Freetown. Read

Since January 2000, the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme has supported the United Nations Assistance Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) by supplying a number of UN Volunteers to assist in the peacekeeping mission. Twenty international UN Volunteers are also active in the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of Sierra Leone's ex-combatants. Read

Bonn, Germany: A UNV Action Team comprised of 15 United Nations Volunteers working in strife-torn Sierra Leone have donated time after hours to deliver safe drinking water to a school for children with polio. Read